Smethwick Heritage Centre Trust

Registered charity 1117707 Registered since 2007

Operates: Sandwell

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.8y median 4y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12.5y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 6Manufacturing 2

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Smethwick Local History Society 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.smethwick.org.uk
Email	info@smethwick.org.uk
Phone	01215557278
Address	Smethwick Heritage Centre, Victoria Park Lodge, High Street, SMETHWICK, B66 3NJ

Finances

£95,822 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£45,162	£47,792
2021	£69,545	£51,406
2022	£44,390	£55,608
2023	£61,273	£62,801
2024	£95,822	£60,790

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A HERITAGE CENTRE IN THE SMETHWICK AREA OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SANDWELL; TO HELP ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF SMETHWICK, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF PERMANENT AND TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES AND OTHER SUCH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS; ALSO TO FURTHER THE INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF SMETHWICK BY MEANS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS, COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INFORMATION AND ARTEFACTS FOR SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 DECEMBER 2006

Trustees (6)

6trustees

76median age

5aged 70+

Succession outlook: 5 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Elizabeth Mclachlanage 72 since 2023
Geoff Carpenter since 2012
Mary Christine Bodfishage 75
Narinder Singh Raiage 63 since 2025
Patricia Kathleen Allcockage 80 since 2022
Robert Michael Baldwinage 82 since 2019

Linked company (Companies House)

Smethwick Heritage Centre Trust · 05537789 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 16/08/2005

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Smethwick Local History Society 1 shared trustee

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